Atlético vs Barcelona: a revenge night and two clashes in a month

From the Cerro del Espino training ground, a full and fiery Metropolitano is expected: the fans want to make amends for the Bayern defeat and for the summer with Barça. And in December comes the return fixture at the Camp Nou.

Rubén Uría opens by pointing out that the match is sold out and that the Metropolitano will be a cauldron. Reporting from the Cerro del Espino training ground, the programme's reporter agrees: it is a big game with top spot at stake, because an Atleti win would take them above Barcelona.

He explains that it pits the two best teams in LaLiga so far against each other, with a fanbase hungry for revenge for two reasons: the disappointment against a Bayern side that steamrollered them, and the summer of suffering at the hands of Barça, not to mention last season's knockout ties. He sees it as one of the games the fans have been most eager for this season, and notes that the second instalment will come in early December at the Camp Nou, a fixture brought forward because of the Supercopa.

Uría wraps up with the numbers: Atleti have conceded just eight goals, while Barça have already scored 46. Lamine Yamal and Raphinha alone, he says, have more goals between them than the entire Atleti squad.